1127Number ofcollects

358Report formsfilled

The following figures have been calculated based on 358 report forms filled in before December 10th, 2016, out of a total of 1127 collected, with a weighting criteria based on the type of collection.

34686

Peoplesensitised

20619

Bags of littercollected

40980

Kmcovered

WASTE COLLECTED

Total number of items collected in 194 clean-ups: 281 460 quantified items.

PLASTIC MATERIAL

64462Cigarette butts

6281Bottles ≤ 0,5 L

6335Bottles > 0,5 L

15108Bottles caps

7094Food packaging

13233Plastic bags and pieces

7455Sweet packaging

4066Lollipop sticks

1441Medical wastes: packaging, containers

13172Sanitary wastes: cotton swabs

2618Sanitary wastes: tampons

18303Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

33902Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

2758Plastic cups

2128Straws stir-sticks

2357Picnic dishes

24660Fishing: cords, small cords (diameter < 1 CM)

1905Fishing: lines, hooks

7707Fishing: nets, intertwined ropes

1531Shotgun shells

407Tyres

760Toys

1188Lighters

366Balloons

1525Shoes/Sandals

7400Shelfish aquaculture

1660Biomedias

GLASS

5293Glass bottles

17754Pieces of glass

METAL

4137Cans

2491Pieces of iron

CLOTH

2157Clothing, tea towels

TESTIMONIES

Marisé Gonzalez VicenteAssociation

SPAIN

The Ocean Initiatives allow learning through the direct observation and manipulation of the plastics found. I am quite conscious that others problems exist and capture our attention, but they also take us away from the real problem: a sustainable future for the planet and our children.

Henri GilmantAssociation / Non-Profit Organization

FRANCE

A lot of my friends where interested in helping me with the clean-up I used to do alone, so I created an event which gather more than 30 people, then another one, which brought as much people and I am willing to continue until the local authority settle concrete and frequent actions.

Lionel PecoutSchoolchildren

FRANCE

Each year, youngsters amaze me. Although it was a canoe scolar excursion, a leisure activity, they were all seriously involved into collecting as much garbage they could, and this without complaining about touching it and putting it into their canoes.

However, in the following days, school playground could be fill up of lollipops sticks thrown up …

Franck BlumSurfrider Germany

GERMANY

It was a very fresh experience to work with schoolchildren and to see them going out at the beach to happily collect the waste. I really had the impression that they became aware of the problem of plastic waste for now and for future times.

About

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The Ocean Initiatives are organized by SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE, an european not-for-profit organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of lakes, rivers, the ocean, waves and the coastline.